On the third weekend of August, it will be the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW) event. Unlike last year were we activated the Spurn lighthouse, this year it is the turn of the Thorngumbald Clough Lower Light, which is situated just yards from our club.
So what does this mean? Well for a start we can activate it from the luxury of our own shack – no need to be roughing it this time. Also, there will not be logistical problems of getting all the equipment there, nor the cost of running a couple of generators for the whole weekend. And from a safety aspect, it will be much harder for Andy, G7LRR to try and kill himself with carbon monoxide poisoning 🙂
The weekend of fun starts officially from midnight on Friday 19th/20th and runs through until Sunday at 6 pm. We will be operating two stations for the weekend (maybe three, you never know) and hoping to have activity for the duration of the period.
The call sign for this weekend’s activity that we will be using is
GB2TCL
More information can be read about the lighthouse on our QRZ page
We look forward to hearing from as many of you as we can operate of their weekend.
Hi all…
Humber Fortress DX ARC would like to thank all the stations that worked our
special event station GB0BB over the weekend 18th-20th March 2011.
We had well over 1050 contacts logged and over 2,000 hits on the club website
and QRZ.COM!
Around 130 countries were worked between 80m 40m and 20Mtrs.
We will begin sending out QSL cards over the next coming month so
please be patient.
Hope to see or hear you all at our other special events planned throughout 2011
to which details can be found on… club website.
The first Foundation course Exam for HF, DX, ARC was taken today by on the Left Mr. Frank Clifton and on Right Mr. Kevin Johnson.
The Humber Fortress DX ARC is pleased to say both passed with flying colors.
We know both are very happy with the result and the training they received from Humber Fortress DX ARC Instructors,
The lead instructor Mr. John Cunliffe (G6LNV), Mr. Bob Lane (M0RWL), Mr John Baines (M0JBA) the Clubs invigilator, and from the East Yorkshire repeater Group Mr. Andy Russell (G0VRM).
As the chairman of the club and on behalf of the entire membership we would like to welcome Kevin and Frank to Amateur Radio.
We hope you go on to sit the Intermediate license and then Advanced Licence as the club runs the courses enjoy the hobby guys.
Thank you to lead instructor Mr. John Cunliffe (G6LNV), Mr. Bob Lane (M0RWL), Mr. John Baines (M0JBA), and from the East Yorkshire repeater Group Mr. Andy Russell (G0VRM)
For their time and effort, they put into the club and gave up their own time to run the course.
Left to Right
Andy Russell (G0VRM), Kevin Johnson, John Cunliffe (G6LNV), Bob Lane (M0RWL), John Baines (M0JBA), Frank Clifton
We all know what it is like to wear a hat and depending on
your age also depends on the style used, so with this in mind Mr Phil (M0VEY) was thrown a challenge.
This was given by Andy G7LRR Chairman of the Humber Fortress DX Amateur Radio Club.
The challenge was for M0VEY to wear a different type of hat, and cap headgear each week to the clubhouse located at Fort Paull, well with this sort of challenge thrown what would any decent law-abiding go up north once a month person do but accept and he did.
The very first picture was taken in the club prior to the start of the first RSGB short contest 80m SSB on Wednesday night the 4th of January.
So there you are folks a good start to the new year 2011.
Mr. Phil (M0VEY) was thrown a challenge to wear a different type of hat, and cap headgear each week to the clubhouse
Phils hats so far
I intend in the future to do a
small feature on members of the
club, nothing personal just a
few words, facts and figures on
how they entered the hobby.
I will always show a draft copy
to them beforehand, in case they
would like it removed.
So please, if there is anyone in
the club that dosn’t wish to take
part, please let me know.
Many thanks
Bob Lane MORWL
Foundation Course
As many of you will be aware A foundation course is underway at the fort with the final exam being taken on the 29th of January which is a Sat morning.
So through this edition of the newsletter I would like to offer all the very best to Kevin And Frank hope to meet you On the airwaves very soon.
From all at HF.DX.A.R.C
We would all like to thank John G6LNV for his work and time in setting up the banking system Foundation administration and All those little bits that he seems to have knowledge about.
Many Thanks, John its a pleasure to share the hobby with you.
SOS RNLI
Next week sees the first RNLI event of the year for fundraising which is SOS RNLI and starts on Friday 28th of January the club however is supporting this event on Sat And Sun which is 22 and 23 from the clubhouse.
We need a small group of people to help erect and sort out the antennas which will be needed for this event so please If you are free and feel like a few hrs at the club then Contact Andy by e-mail.
This event is not replacing our own event GB2HLS which Is taking place later in the year and should be a lot of fun This year.
Just in case you have not got Andy’s E-mail it is OK on QRZ.Com
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